Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:02:46 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> To: Martin Hudec <corwin@aeternal.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Net::LibIDN Message-ID: <20040609140246.GI5778@ns2.wananchi.com> In-Reply-To: <40C713D7.8070209@aeternal.net> References: <20040609133050.GG5778@ns2.wananchi.com> <40C713D7.8070209@aeternal.net>
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* Martin Hudec <corwin@aeternal.net> [20040609 16:40]: wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> >
> > CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TH/THOR/Net-LibIDN-0.07.tar.gz
> >
> >/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lidn
> >This module requires GNU Libidn, which could not be found.
> >
> >What am I gonna do? ;-))
>
> and did you try this one to install as prerequisite for Net-LibIDN?
>
> amber# make search name="libidn"
> Port: libidn-0.4.6
> Path: /usr/ports/devel/libidn
> Info: Internationalized Domain Names command line tool
> Maint: krion@FreeBSD.org
> Index: devel
> B-deps: expat-1.95.7 gengetopt-2.11 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2
> libiconv-1.9.1_3 libtool-1.3.5_2
> R-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3
I mentioned that I had installed devel/libidn. Didn't you see? ;-))
> And perhaps then try to install your wanted perl module from ports
> instead of CPAN:
>
> Port: p5-Net-LibIDN-0.07_1
> Path: /usr/ports/devel/p5-Net-LibIDN
> Info: This module provides access to the libidn library
> Maint: domi@saargate.de
> Index: devel perl5
> B-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3
> libidn-0.4.6
> R-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3
> libidn-0.4.6
Now this has worked for me. Thanks so much, although I don't like
installing Perl Modules using the ports, but since it works, I will
use this method in the future when I am btn a rock and a hard place.
Best regards,
Odhiambo Washington
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